From bad, to worse. As if the Chicago Bears' defensive performance on Sunday night wasn't alarming enough, now comes a Monday morning with deflating injury news.
Caleb Williams would no doubt have traded in his strong statistical game for a win on Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers. But it’s worth looking at the positives where he’s concerned.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Bears LB Noah Sewell is believed to have a torn Achilles. Sewell was carted off in Week 17 against the 49ers, and he will have an MRI to confirm the injury’s extent.
The Bears have seemingly got every fortuitous bounce during this magical turnaround season, and it was fair to question whether they could hang with the league’s best offenses without generating takeaways.
Chicago Bears rookie receiver Luther Burden III sustained a quad injury Sunday night in the loss at San Francisco, according to reports. The injury occurred on the final play of the 49ers' 42-38 victory but is not thought to be serious, per the reports.
All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.
The Chicago Bearshad a major concern going into Week 17's game against the San Francisco 49ers when an illness began spreading around the locker room throughout the week.
The Bears' defense couldn't complain about their start. It was all downhill after that for the NFC North champions' defense. That's downhill, like off a Grand Canyon cliff.
Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III dropped to the ground in pain after a career night in Week 17. More News: Lions could be plotting big-time revenge on Ben Johnson The Bears entered the game shorthanded at wide receiver with Rome Odunze battling a foot injury and Olamide Zaccheaus ruled out with an illness.
The Chicago Bearscame up just short on a national stage against the San Francisco 49ers and despite how things looked to end the game, the offense cannot be at fault for that loss on Sunday night.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
While it's hard to carry momentum over from game to game in the NFL, something Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson admitted earlier in the week before the Week 17 loss, a good slap to the face can certainly help things get centered back on the rails.
The Chicago Bears came up short on Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers and while it was a valiant effort right down to the end, valiant efforts mean nothing come playoff time.
As the clock ticked past 11:30 in the Eastern Time Zone, the figurative clock struck midnight for the Chicago Bears. Their magic ran out, and they could not complete a seventh fourth-quarter comeback on what has already been one of the most improbable seasons of all time.
The Chicago Bears gave it everything they had on "Sunday Night Football" in a heavyweight slug fest against the San Francisco 49ersbut fell just short again on the final play to potentially win it.
Purdy passed for three touchdowns and rushed for two scores to help his club earn a 42-38 win over the Bears that improved the 49ers to 12-4 on Sunday night.
There was more talk about the valuable experience the Bears gained by going toe to toe against San Francisco's explosive offense and taking it to the edge of the goal line on the final play of Sunday's 42-38 loss.
On one hand, the Bears being able to keep pace with a 49ers in a 42-38 shootout is awesome. On the other hand…what in the world is going on that the Bears can’t win with 38 points?
We don’t really do moral victories here. But as far as losses go, the Chicago Bears falling to the San Francisco 49ers in a shootout to determine who still has a shot at the No.
The Chicago Bears lost a heartbreaking game to the San Francisco 49ers on a game-ending incomplete pass from the two-yard line, but there was a play earlier on Chicago's final march down the field that the Bears could rue forever.
Caleb Williams is starting to make the extraordinary look routine. In a high-octane Monday Night Football shootout against the San Francisco 49ers, the Chicago Bears rookie quarterback showed off his veteran savvy, turning a defensive mistake into a highlight-reel touchdown.
The Chicago Bears are living in two very different worlds at the same time. On the field, everything is clicking. The Bears are 11-4, they have clinched a playoff spot and they are heading into one of the biggest games of the NFL season against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football.
The Chicago Bears added wide receivers DJ Moore and Olamide Zaccheaus to the Week 17 injury report on Sunday morning. Moore and Zaccheaus were the latest victims of an illness that’s spreading around the Bears locker room.
This has been one of the weirdest and most unpredictable NFL seasons in recent memory. There are a ton of teams near the top of their conference that are complete surprises, and one of these teams is the Chicago Bears.
The 2025 NFC North champions Chicago Bears will be playing for a shot at the 1 seed in the NFC in Sunday night’s showdown against the playoff bound San Francisco 49ers.